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ethan_smithlast Tuesday at 7:13 PM3 repliesview on HN

The centrifugal gravity approach requires a massive structure - you need something like 200+ meter radius to keep rotation rates low enough that Coriolis effects don't make people nauseous (which would create a whole different toilet problem). Building a better space toilet is orders of magnitude cheaper and lighter than spinning up a habitat.


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terafloplast Tuesday at 8:50 PM

SpinCalc is a useful simple tool for looking at the tradeoffs of centrifugal artificial gravity: https://www.artificial-gravity.com/sw/SpinCalc/

madaxe_againlast Wednesday at 7:10 AM

You could just dangle the toilet on the end of a filament, and rotate the capsule and the outhouse around the centre of mass. No massive structure needed, just remember to take the farmer’s almanac with you before you head out.

redsocksfan45last Wednesday at 10:09 AM

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